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Ficus religiosa
Anyone know where this can be found in UK? We've had an enquiry for one but
I hd to tell the customer that not only do we not have it, I cant' see anyone in the Plant Finder who does. He does want the tree, not seed. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Perennials & shrubs online |
Ficus religiosa
On 3/2/09 12:16, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:24:47 +0000, Sacha wrote: On 3/2/09 10:43, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:05:22 +0000, Sacha wrote: Anyone know where this can be found in UK? We've had an enquiry for one but I hd to tell the customer that not only do we not have it, I cant' see anyone in the Plant Finder who does. He does want the tree, not seed. I can't find anybody selling it in UK or the Netherlands either. Thanksfor hunting, Martin. I think it's Indian in origin, or in use, religiously. It's referred to as Indian Rubber Plant, Banyan Tree and gawd knows what else on websites, however if you look those up it is always a different ficus. On the Kew website or a site linked to it, it says can only be grown inside in UK, needs heat and grows to be very large, available in some garden centres! I couldn't find one source of it as Ficus religiosa and wouldn't be sure anyone would know what the 'real thing' looks like. I think this gentleman's best bet is either to import one or to be lucky enough to stumble across one in one of those garden centres! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Perennials & shrubs online |
Ficus religiosa
"Martin" wrote ... Sacha wrote: "Martin" wrote: Sacha wrote Anyone know where this can be found in UK? We've had an enquiry for one but I hd to tell the customer that not only do we not have it, I cant' see anyone in the Plant Finder who does. He does want the tree, not seed. I can't find anybody selling it in UK or the Netherlands either. Thanksfor hunting, Martin. I think it's Indian in origin, or in use, religiously. It's referred to as Indian Rubber Plant, Banyan Tree and gawd knows what else on websites, however if you look those up it is always a different ficus. On the Kew website or a site linked to it, it says can only be grown inside in UK, needs heat and grows to be very large, available in some garden centres! It's known as the Bo Tree and is sacred to Buddhists as it's the tree Lord Buddha sat under when he reached enlightenment. Lord Buddha was an Indian Prince. Also sacred to Hindus and Jains (Jain being a contemporary of Buddha). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_fig I understand it's sometimes sold as a House Plant but I would think perhaps a Buddhist group may be able to point you in the right direction. Chiltern sell the seeds. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
Ficus religiosa
On 3/2/09 14:13, in article , "Bob Hobden"
wrote: "Martin" wrote ... Sacha wrote: "Martin" wrote: Sacha wrote Anyone know where this can be found in UK? We've had an enquiry for one but I hd to tell the customer that not only do we not have it, I cant' see anyone in the Plant Finder who does. He does want the tree, not seed. I can't find anybody selling it in UK or the Netherlands either. Thanksfor hunting, Martin. I think it's Indian in origin, or in use, religiously. It's referred to as Indian Rubber Plant, Banyan Tree and gawd knows what else on websites, however if you look those up it is always a different ficus. On the Kew website or a site linked to it, it says can only be grown inside in UK, needs heat and grows to be very large, available in some garden centres! It's known as the Bo Tree and is sacred to Buddhists as it's the tree Lord Buddha sat under when he reached enlightenment. Lord Buddha was an Indian Prince. Also sacred to Hindus and Jains (Jain being a contemporary of Buddha). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_fig I understand it's sometimes sold as a House Plant but I would think perhaps a Buddhist group may be able to point you in the right direction. Chiltern sell the seeds. Thanks, Bob. I read about it, too and the history is certainly interesting. Unfortunately, the would-be customer doesn't want the seeds, he wants an actual tree and going by his name and the enquiry combined, I think it probable he's a Buddhist himself. I think he has probably exhausted all the UK possibilities and will have to look abroad. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Perennials & shrubs online |
Ficus religiosa
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 3/2/09 14:13, in article , "Bob Hobden" wrote: "Martin" wrote ... Sacha wrote: "Martin" wrote: Sacha wrote Anyone know where this can be found in UK? We've had an enquiry for one but I hd to tell the customer that not only do we not have it, I cant' see anyone in the Plant Finder who does. He does want the tree, not seed. I can't find anybody selling it in UK or the Netherlands either. Thanksfor hunting, Martin. I think it's Indian in origin, or in use, religiously. It's referred to as Indian Rubber Plant, Banyan Tree and gawd knows what else on websites, however if you look those up it is always a different ficus. On the Kew website or a site linked to it, it says can only be grown inside in UK, needs heat and grows to be very large, available in some garden centres! It's known as the Bo Tree and is sacred to Buddhists as it's the tree Lord Buddha sat under when he reached enlightenment. Lord Buddha was an Indian Prince. Also sacred to Hindus and Jains (Jain being a contemporary of Buddha). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_fig I understand it's sometimes sold as a House Plant but I would think perhaps a Buddhist group may be able to point you in the right direction. Chiltern sell the seeds. Thanks, Bob. I read about it, too and the history is certainly interesting. Unfortunately, the would-be customer doesn't want the seeds, he wants an actual tree and going by his name and the enquiry combined, I think it probable he's a Buddhist himself. I think he has probably exhausted all the UK possibilities and will have to look abroad. I think there is a Canadian Nursery that has it and will ship worldwide. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
Ficus religiosa
On 3/2/09 16:24, in article , "Bob Hobden"
wrote: snip I think there is a Canadian Nursery that has it and will ship worldwide. He said he was going to hunt around abroad, so I'm sure he'll come across that. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Perennials & shrubs online |
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from Sacha contains these words: Thanks, Bob. I read about it, too and the history is certainly interesting. Unfortunately, the would-be customer doesn't want the seeds, he wants an actual tree and going by his name and the enquiry combined, I think it probable he's a Buddhist himself. I think he has probably exhausted all the UK possibilities and will have to look abroad. If it's not a matter of jam yesterday, perhaps he would contemplate an offer to cultivate one from seed for him? -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
Ficus religiosa
On 3/2/09 19:14, in article ,
"Rusty_Hinge" wrote: The message from Sacha contains these words: Thanks, Bob. I read about it, too and the history is certainly interesting. Unfortunately, the would-be customer doesn't want the seeds, he wants an actual tree and going by his name and the enquiry combined, I think it probable he's a Buddhist himself. I think he has probably exhausted all the UK possibilities and will have to look abroad. If it's not a matter of jam yesterday, perhaps he would contemplate an offer to cultivate one from seed for him? He was adamant "not from seed". It would take us a long time to grow it on for him and he might not want to wait that long. And of course it might not 'do'.... -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Perennials & shrubs online |
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from beccabunga contains these words: 'Rusty_Hinge[_2_ Wrote: ;829051']The message from Sacha contains these words: - Thanks, Bob. I read about it, too and the history is certainly interesting. Unfortunately, the would-be customer doesn't want the seeds, he wants an actual tree and going by his name and the enquiry combined, I think it probable he's a Buddhist himself. I think he has probably exhausted all the UK possibilities and will have to look abroad.- If it's not a matter of jam yesterday, perhaps he would contemplate an offer to cultivate one from seed for him? /sig and separator removed/ Or perhaps contact the various botanic gardens which have tropical houses and see if anyone can do an offset for him. I hope he has a VERY LARGE heated conservatory to house it. Is the fruit edible/useful? -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
Ficus religiosa
"Sacha" wrote ... , "Bob Hobden" wrote: snip I think there is a Canadian Nursery that has it and will ship worldwide. He said he was going to hunt around abroad, so I'm sure he'll come across that. This may be somewhere to start.... http://www.ficusforever.com/site.php...=ficus&lang=uk They don't list it but they are a Fiscus only group of Dutch Nurseries. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
Ficus religiosa
"Martin" wrote "Bob Hobden"wrote: "Sacha" wrote ... , "Bob Hobden" wrote: snip I think there is a Canadian Nursery that has it and will ship worldwide. He said he was going to hunt around abroad, so I'm sure he'll come across that. This may be somewhere to start.... http://www.ficusforever.com/site.php...=ficus&lang=uk They don't list it but they are a Fiscus only group of Dutch Nurseries. I started there. :o) Did you e-mail them to ask if they had any hidden away? -- Regards Bob Hobden |
Ficus religiosa
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message k... The message from beccabunga contains these words: 'Rusty_Hinge[_2_ Wrote: ;829051']The message from Sacha contains these words: - Thanks, Bob. I read about it, too and the history is certainly interesting. Unfortunately, the would-be customer doesn't want the seeds, he wants an actual tree and going by his name and the enquiry combined, I think it probable he's a Buddhist himself. I think he has probably exhausted all the UK possibilities and will have to look abroad.- If it's not a matter of jam yesterday, perhaps he would contemplate an offer to cultivate one from seed for him? /sig and separator removed/ Or perhaps contact the various botanic gardens which have tropical houses and see if anyone can do an offset for him. I hope he has a VERY LARGE heated conservatory to house it. Is the fruit edible/useful? No, I think the figs themselves are very small, the size of peas. Apparently they're used to make bangles in India and Sri Lanka. The tree is practically of no economic, and of little ornamental, value. Except by Buddhists, who revere the tree to the extent that when the seeds spontaneously sprout in the crevices of building and become a nuisance, a non-Buddhist must be found to remove the offending plant. There is or was a tree at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka that was brought as a young plant from India in 288 B.C. and was still alive in the late 1960's. someone |
Ficus religiosa
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from "someone" contains these words: No, I think the figs themselves are very small, the size of peas. Apparently they're used to make bangles in India and Sri Lanka. The tree is practically of no economic, and of little ornamental, value. Except by Buddhists, who revere the tree to the extent that when the seeds spontaneously sprout in the crevices of building and become a nuisance, a non-Buddhist must be found to remove the offending plant. There is or was a tree at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka that was brought as a young plant from India in 288 B.C. and was still alive in the late 1960's. Almost as good as a yew, then. (Except that the red jellystuff round the seeds is edible, though the seeds themselves are deadly.) And similar to hawthorns in Ireland, in that a lot of folk don't dare to remove even the young seedlings for fear of displeasing the little folk... -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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